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Members of BTS J-Hope’s first day<\/p>\nIt\u2019s official \u2014 BTS is reuniting, and ARMYs around the world are counting down the days to 2026. With news of a brand-new group album and a global tour, the excitement is palpable. But as fans gear up for the much-awaited comeback, J-Hope is offering a sweet dose of nostalgia that\u2019s making the wait a little easier to bear.<\/p>\n
Members of BTS J-Hope’s first day<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with Teen Vogue, J-Hope, 31, reflected on some of his earliest memories as a BTS trainee, including his very first day with the group. \u201cWhen I was a trainee, the first day was, December 24 and it was in 2010, Christmas Eve,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI came to Seoul and went straight to the place that I was going to live in with my members at the time. I had fantasised about being a trainee, and expected everything to be neat and well-structured. But when I got there, it was actually very messy. But in a way, that made it feel more real and human. \u2018Wow, this is where I\u2019ll be starting my life as a trainee\u2019, that thought settled in.\u201d<\/p>\n
But as expected, the day wasn\u2019t full of big moments or flashy rehearsals; it began with something far more grounded. \u201cThat first day was about cleaning up the mess around me. Before starting anything, you have to get your space in order. I went ahead and did just that.\u201d<\/p>\n
First challenges<\/p>\n
Even back then, the road to becoming a global icon was paved with effort and vulnerability. \u201cFor someone who had always been focused on dancing, I took on the challenge of stepping into rap. Since BTS was all about rap back then, there were only rappers in the group and I tried to rap as well. Because I never rapped before, it was a big challenge for me. I kept thinking about ways to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
First thing J-Hope taught the rest of the team<\/p>\n
J-Hope also shared some heartwarming memories of meeting his fellow members for the first time. \u201cI guess the first thing I taught them was dance, because I am a dancer,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it\u2019s different for every member. I didn\u2019t teach dance to all the members right from the start. For example, when Jung Kook first arrived, I taught him the rules of our shared dorm. And it was the same for Tae Hyung. As for Jimin, I met him at the bus stop when he arrived in Seoul from Busan for the first time. I remember telling him what it\u2019s like to be a trainee as we walked together. Since Jin is older to me, I felt like I couldn\u2019t really teach him the rules even though I\u2019d joined before him. So I remember going over these little details with them. For the rest of the members, I actually got help from them instead like with Nam Joon and Yoongi. I got a lot of help from them.\u201d<\/p>\n
What’s next for the group?<\/p>\n
As for what\u2019s next, the excitement is building fast. \u201cWe\u2019ll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year,\u201d the group shared on Weverse yesterday. \u201cStarting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music. Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member\u2019s thoughts and ideas. We\u2019re approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started.\u201d<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s also a world tour on the horizon. \u201cWe\u2019re also planning a world tour alongside the new album,\u201d they added. \u201cWe\u2019ll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you\u2019re as excited as we are.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s official \u2014 BTS is reuniting, and ARMYs around the world are counting down the days to 2026.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":34711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[28617,28618,28620,28619,171,18180,2860,975,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-34710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-bts-comeback","9":"tag-bts-comeback-2026","10":"tag-bts-tour-announcement","11":"tag-bts-world-tour","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-htcity","14":"tag-kpop","15":"tag-music","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114788118303584748","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}